Maryland Selects ValueOptions As Public Behavioral Health System ASO In New $77 Million Contract
On September 3, 2014, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) awarded ValueOptions, Inc. a five-year contract valued at $77 million to serve as administrative services organization (ASO) for Maryland's public behavioral health system. The contract will go into effect January 1, 2015; the initial contract term runs for three years ending December 31, 2017, followed by two one-year renewal options. ValueOptions was the incumbent under a previous contract awarded in 2009.
The Department released the request for proposals (RFP DHMH-OPASS-14-13835) on February 6, 2014. By the March 18, 2014 deadline, DHMH . . .
